When we were about at about the same stage I was incapable of speech, let alone the expression of any kind of question – if ever there was a time when it is reasonable for your common sense to desert you and necessitate the hive stepping forward to keep you on the right path this is it!

*Go to the meeting, the sprogs going to make your life miserable for at least the next sixteen years.
What difference will a day make?*
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*this is not good advice..do not attempt to follow this advice..if you do, you’re an idiot*

The fact that you’re asking this question suggests that you think your boss is a arsehole.
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My boss can be a bit of a David Brent meets Bullshit Bingo merchant but even he would say WTF are you doing in work at such a time!!!

At the meeting, your boss will tell you what a tuuat you are, so why go?

However, if it’s your first (as it most certainly seems) and work isn’t much further from the hospital than home – don’t start paternity leave early.

He’s a good bloke tbh, I’ve worked for him before but only been with this co. for 7 weeks and there’s a big hitter attending tomorrow. Sadly work is over an hour away, potentially two if m-way’s blocked on a friday afternoon. It is my first.

If she wakes you at 4am and tells you her waters have broken, you’ll very quickly forget about anything else. If it’s just warm up contractions, carry on working as you’ll want as much time off after as you can scrounge.

Assuming that 7 weeks with company = no statutory paternity tho? Hope they’re able to be flexible & allow you some time off.

Missing a meeting is nothing. I had to sit in a hospital room on a glorious Saturday instead of riding. Nurse got angry when I asked if I could go out for a quick ride – baby cut out at 7pm so could have gone…. 🙂

Type 1 aren’t much to worry about, could be Braxton Hicks, you could be weeks away. Type 2 will be followed by type 3 soon enough so I’d say yes you do have a very important meeting tomorrow.. just probably not the one in your calendar.

Christ… You appreciate that for the majority of human history fathers weren’t usually present, right?

Exactly. I think people can get a bit carried away by the whole new man thing. The baby is inside the woman, at the end of the day it won’t matter particularly whether he’s there or not. She’s the one that’s pregnant.